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"The earliest pottery imports belong to the Tang dynasty (AD 618-906) (Pramathilaka 1990). Chinese ceramics are found on both inland and coastal sites. Inland sites include Buddhist monasteries such as Jetavanaramaya, Abahayagiriya and Mihintale in north central province in Sri Lanka."
http://antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/jayasingha/index.html
on the outskirts of Anuradhapura - monastery: Abhayagiri, or Abhayagiri Vihara
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhayagiri_Dagaba
Abhayagiri Vihara - The Northem Monastery (Uttararamaya)
http://www.lankalibrary.com/heritage/abayagiri.htm
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Page
Other names: Anuradhapur, Aneuradhapura, Anuradhapura Town
World:Sri Lanka:North Central Province
Latitude 8.3500 Longitude 80.3833
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/30/Anuradhapura.html
Abhayagiri. Lit. Mount Fearless. Mountain in Sri Lanka [at Anuradhapura, in its monastery a broad school of the Sthavirah arose. Src: Muller (1995a-present)] with an ancient monastery where Fa-hien A. D. 400 [Faxian] found 5,000 monks. Src: Eitel (1888:1)
Input by: tmciolek, 24 Jan 2009
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 2 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Abhayagiri monastery, Sri Lanka.
lat=8.3500&long=80.3833
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Abahayagiri (Eitel 1888:1)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Sri Lanka:North Central Province
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Abahayagiriya http://antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/jayasingha/index.html
- Abhayagiri Vihara http://www.lankalibrary.com/heritage/abayagiri.htm
- Mount Fearless (Eitel 1888:1)
- Northern Monastery, The http://www.lankalibrary.com/heritage/abayagiri.htm
- Uttararamaya http://www.lankalibrary.com/heritage/abayagiri.htm
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 8.3500 Long 80.3833 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/30/Anuradhapura.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Jetavana monastery, (near) Anuradhapura, North Central Province, SL
- Thūpārāma monastery, (in) Anuradhapura, North Central Province, SL
- Uttammevi monastery, (in) Anuradhapura, North Central Province, SL
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Anuradhapura (Muller 1995a-present)
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Aneuradhapura http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/30/Anuradhapura.html
- Anuradhapur http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/30/Anuradhapura.html
- Anuradhapura http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/30/Anuradhapura.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly Lat 8.3500 Long 80.3833 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/30/Anuradhapura.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Theravada
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Sthavirah (Eitel 1888:1)
11. Date-early
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12. Date-intermediate
- 400 AD (Eitel 1888:1)
13. Date-late
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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
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16. Additional notes
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- 5,000 monks in 400 AD (Eitel 1888:1)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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